Technology

Swiggy, Zomato invest in restaurant management platform UrbanPiper

Bengaluru: Restaurant management platform UrbanPiper on Monday announced it has raised $24 million led by existing investors Sequoia Capital India and Tiger Global, and new investors Swiggy and Zomato. The platform aims…
Microsoft’s new Edge Canary feature to autosave your passwords

San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft is reportedly rolling out a new “save passwords automatically” feature for Edge Canary for a some users. It is optional and can be enabled within the password…

Twitter board must be concerned about other bidders not me: Musk

San Francisco: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Sunday said that the Board of Twitter should be more concerned about other potential bidders than him who has made a fair offer…
Twitter’s edit feature may keep digital traces of earlier tweets

New Delhi: Twitter is working on the edit button, as requested by its users as well as Tesla CEO Elon Musk, but the micro-blogging platform is reportedly going to keep a digital…
Microsoft plans ads in free-to-play Xbox console games

San Francisco: Microsoft is planning to introduce advertisements in its free-to-play Xbox console games, the media reported. A report in Insider, quoting sources, claimed that the ads will not disrupt the game…
Apple NY retail store workers begin efforts to form a union

New York: Apple employees at its iconic New York City store in Grand Central Terminal are set to form a union, the way Amazon warehouse and fulfilment centre workers are attempting to.…
Global IT, business services market to grow 5.6% in 2022

New Delhi: The global IT and business services market is expected to grow by 5.6 per cent in 2022, representing an increase of 160 basis points from 2021 forecast, according to IDC.…

Musk demands long form tweets as 280 characters not enough for him

New Delhi: Elon Musk, locked in a boardroom battle to acquire Twitter for $43 billion in a hostile bid, said on Saturday that the micro-blogging platform needs long-form tweets which is “way…
Reddit adds ‘search comments’ tool to boost results for users

New Delhi: Online discussion forum Reddit has added the ability to search comments for the first time to help improve search results for its more that 50 million daily users. With this…
BGMI fixes speed glitch, other issues with latest patch

New Delhi: Games developer Krafton has launched a new update for Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) bringing fixes for multiple issues that the player base is facing right now. According to the official…
Twitterati asks Musk to buy Sri Lanka instead of Twitter for $43 billion

New Delhi: Twitter users want Tesla CEO Elon Musk to acquire Sri Lanka instead of the microblogging site for $43 billion, as the country faces its worst economic crisis since its Independence.…
Elon Musk may bring wealthy partners to acquire Twitter

San Francisco: As Twitter adopts the ‘poison pill’ strategy to stop Elon Musk from forcefully buying it, the Tesla CEO is reportedly speaking to investors who could partner with him on acquiring…
Shady apps reach Apple Mac users, won’t let them quit unless paid

San Francisco: Shady apps have reached Apple Mac computers using pop-ups, and seamsters are making it difficult for Mac users to quit an app without paying outrageous subscription prices. According to The…
New iPad Air to upskill creators, gamers, students in ‘hybrid normal’

New Delhi: Upgrades are integral part of our lives and as the last two years saw millions work from home, study and create, Apple has also enhanced its portfolio to address the…
Google Assistant Snapshot disappears from phones

San Francisco: With Google Assistant Snapshot disappearing widely across Android devices, the successor to Google Now appears to be gone, media reports say. According to 9To5Google, Google Assistant Snapshot was a partially…